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Informational handouts and forms from Boston University’s International Students and Scholars office. Multiple student organizations at Boston University are calling for BU to declare itself a sanctuary campus in light of the Trump administration’s stricter immigration policies.

International students’ status remain uncertain amidst Trump administration efforts, calls for sanctuary campus continue

By Elizabeth Mehler May 2, 2025
International student status at universities nationwide remain uncertain, amidst increasing federal oversight on immigration.
An Instagram post from BU Young Democratic Socialists demanding a sanctuary campus. Boston University President Melissa Gilliam announced a new resource hub, Support Pathways Initiative, that will offer free one-time confidential consultations with an immigration lawyer; however student organizations believe BU should be taking more direct action to protect its students.

BU launches ‘resource hub’ for international community, student organizations want more

By Daniela L. Ginsburg April 30, 2025
Boston University launched a new initiative to provide resources to the University's international community, called the Support Pathways Initiative.
Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. Boston University students held an independent town hall meeting at HTC Sunday, where speakers discussed community activism participation and the fate of the University-wide divestment referendum bill. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU Resistance Network holds leftist student town hall in Howard Thurman Center

By Eli Pekelny February 18, 2025
Boston University students held an independent student organizing town hall at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground Sunday, where speakers discussed participating in community activism and the fate of the University-wide divestment referendum bill.
People hold signs criticizing the United States immigration policies during a walkout against mass deportation on Friday. Boston University student groups organized the walkout which called for the University to condemn the Trump administration’s immigration policy and defend students against mass deportation plans. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘It’s ridiculous to not do anything’: BU students hold walkout against mass deportation

By Camille Bugayong January 26, 2025
Boston University students held a walkout at Marsh Plaza Friday in response to President Donald Trump signing executive orders targeting immigrants and enacting mass deportation, which have already been put into action across the United States.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

To achieve abolition, we must first forgive | Divine Politik

By Caroline McCord September 19, 2022
Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about some disparate stories: the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the write-ups on WriteAPrisoner.com. Although seemingly unconnected, in my mind these chronicles intersect, touching at a small point of moral grayness versus the usual black and white lens through which they’re viewed. 
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